Nuclear Free Campaign Booklet
This is a 4-page overview of nuclear power and radioactive waste and what the Sierra Club is doing to address the issues.
High Level Radioactive Waste: Some of the Deadliest Stuff on Earth
For decades, concerned citizens and environmental activists have worried about what would happen with the deadly and long lived waste created by the fissioning of uranium. Today, in 2014, we are not a single step closer in solving that problem.
Low Level Radioactive Waste - Still Dangerous, Dirty and Expensive
Low Level Waste does not mean low risk. Every radioactive isotope created in a nuclear reactor, including plutonium and other deadly radionuclides, is present in so called "low level" waste. It is only allowed to be called that because it is low concentrations.
The Front End of the Nuclear Cycle
The "Front End" is how a nuclear power plant gets its fuel. Uranium is one of the 4 Horsemen of the Dirty Fuels Apocalypse, along with coal, oil and gas. Uranium mining has contaminated large areas of the Southwest United States as well as many other areas worldwide--often on the lands of indigenous peoples.
Retire Old Dirty Dangerous Nukes NOW!
Old nuclear power plants are dirty, dangerous and heavy water users. Many sit in areas that are more densely populated than when they were built. Almost all are leaking tritium and other radionuclides into the groundwater and adjoining rivers.
No New Nukes
New nuclear plants are proving to be just as expensive, water dependent, and potentially dangerous as the old ones. Plus, every dollar spent on new nuclear is a dollar not spent on renewables and energy efficiency. Help us fight any attempt to renew interest in nuclear power plants.
How Nuclear Power Worsens Climate Change
Many important people in the climate change movement mistakenly believe we need nuclear to combat the increase in green house gasses. We do not believe that is the case. Here is our fact sheet that gives an overview of why nuclear is not a good solution to climate change.
Conversion, Enrichment, Fuel Fabrication, Deconversion and More
This document shows the incredible extent of the facilities needed to supply and run a nuclear power plant--and this does not include uranium mining and refining. Radioactivity is spewed all along the way. You can also view an illustrative PowerPoint that accompanies the sheet.
The Portsmouth Nuclear Site at Piketon, Ohio
Here is a two-page information sheet on the history and the latest happenings at the Portsmouth uranium enrichment site at Piketon, Ohio
Davis-Besse Nuclear Reactor
Davis-Besse is known as the "Reactor with a Hole-In-the-Head”. This 2002 fiasco resulted in the largest fine in NRC history – $33.5 million. The plant was idled for 2 years, costing ratepayers $600 million. It's shield building is cracking and its steam generators, replaced in 2013, are flawed. Located on Lake Erie, the plant was given a 20-year license extension in 2015.
Slide Show: Ohio Sierra Club Nuclear Free Committee 2016
This shows the issues that our Ohio Committee has worked on through Jauary of 2017.
Palisades Nuclear Reactor
The Palisades nuclear reactor is located on the southeast shore of Lake Michigan. The 81- megawatt pressurized water reactor, now operated by Entergy, began operation in 1971, making it one of the world’s oldest operating nuclear reactors. Its extremely brittle structure and proximity to Lake Michigan make the plant an immediate danger to its surroundings. The plant is scheduled to close in 2018--NOT SOON ENOUGH!
Small Modular Reactors? No Thanks!
As nuclear power plants are aging and closing, pro-nuclear interests are trying to taxpayer-fund and promote a new generation of mini-nukes. In this case, smaller is not better--or safer--or even cheaper. They would be much more expensive than renewables and efficiency.
NEWGreen: Radioactive Wakeup Call for the Great Lakes!
Located next to the Perry nuclear power plant on Lake Erie, this facility "cleans and refurbishes" radioactive equipment. The Ohio Department of Health has denied the public access to records of what radioactivity may be on the site. The company is being sued for breach of contract and owes back taxes .